The Ottoman Empire

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The Ottoman Empire
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The Ottomans were

• Turkish (capital Istanbul)
• Muslim
• The largest empire in the world

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What was the source of Ottoman power?
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Three Ottoman Strengths
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1. Control of Trade

• Location on the east/west trade route
• Control of the Waterways

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2. Wealth from trade
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3. Superior technology(the benefit of diffusion)
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How did the empire end?The Europeans destroyed
their strengths.
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Ottoman Strength 1 Control of trade.

• Europeans broke this strength by going around
  Africa and gaining control of trade.

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Ottoman Strength 2 Wealth

• Discovery of the New World leads to fantastic
  wealth for Europe from Aztec and Inca gold and
  silver.

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Mt. Potosi, Bolivia
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Ottoman Strength 3 Technology

• The industrial revolution surpassed the Ottoman
  superiority in technology especially in
  production of guns and munitions and other
  products necessary for war.

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The Empire EndsThree reasons
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1. Nationalism People ruled by the Ottomans
wanted independence.

• Europeans Serbs, Croats, Bulgarians, Greeks.
• Arabs

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2. European Imperialism

• Industrial revolution caused a need for raw
  materials
• European industries wanted new markets
• Large navies developed by Europe to control trade

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3. Competition between European nations led to
WWI in 1914
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The Ottomans sided with Germany and lost.
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The Arab territories were divided up between
Great Britain and France.
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Turkey became a republic
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The Balfour Declaration

• Great Britain promised the same land to the Jews
  and the Palestinian Arabs.